Abbreviations |
ADP | Aluminium drill pipe |
AFE | Authority
for expenditure |
API | American Petroleum Institute |
B/U | Bottoms
up |
BHA | Bottom hole assembly |
BHO | Sub
Bottom hole orientation sub |
BHP | Bottom hole pressure |
BOD | Basis
of Design |
BOP | Blow out preventer |
CBL | Cement
bond log |
CHH | Casing head housing |
CLP | Choke
line pressure |
CMC | Carboxymethylcelluose |
DC | Drill
collar |
DDR | Daily drilling report |
DIMS | Drilling
information management system |
DMS | Drilling management system |
DP | Drill
pipe |
DS | Drill string standard |
DST | Drill
string test |
DSV | Down hole safety valve |
DSV | Drilling
supervisor |
ECD | Equivalent circulating density |
ECP | External
casing packer |
ECPICV | External casing packer internal control valve |
EMW | Equivalent
mud weight |
ESD | Emergency shut down |
FG | Formation
pressure equivalent density |
FIT | Formation integrity test |
FMS | Flush
mounted slips |
FMS | Formal method statement |
FRAC | Fracture |
GOR | Gas
oil ratio |
HAZOP | Hazard and operability analysis |
HCR | High
closing ratio |
HP | High pressure |
HPE | Hydrostatic
pressure equivalent of 1bbl mud in well |
HPHT | High pressure high temperature |
HWDP | Heavy
weight drill pipe |
IBOP | Internal blow out preventer |
ID | Internal
diameter |
IFG | Influx density |
ISP | |
IWCF | International
well control forum |
JSA | Job Safety Analysis |
KOP | Kick
off point |
KPI | Key performance indicator |
KT | Kick
tolerance |
LCM | Lost circulation material |
LMRP | Lower
marine riser package |
LOT | Leak off test |
LP | Low
pressure |
LTI | Lost time incident |
LWD | Logging
while drilling |
MAASP | Maximum annular allowable surface pressure |
MD | Measured
depth |
MMSCF/D | Million standard cubic feet per day |
MODU | Mobile
offshore drilling unit |
MPI | Magnetic particle inspection |
MPLT | |
MR | Migration
rate |
MST | Magnetic steering toll |
MW | Mud
weight |
MWD | Measurement while drilling |
NDT | Non
destructive testing |
NMDC | Non-magnetic drill collar |
NPT | Non
productive time |
OBM | Oil based mud |
OD | Outside
diameter |
OIM | Operation's installation manager |
OWE | Offshore
well engineer |
P&IDS | Piping and instrumentation diagram |
PBR | Polished
ball receptacle |
PCWD | Pressure control while drilling - rotating diverter / head |
PDC | Polycrystalline
diamond compact |
PDHG | |
PDM | Positive
displacement mud motor |
PFD | Process flow diagram |
POB | Personnel
on board |
POBM | Pseudo oil based mud |
POOH | Pull
out of hole |
PPG | Pounds per gallon |
PSI | Pounds
per square inch |
PTW | permit to work |
PVT | Pit
volume totaliser |
RDM | Regional drilling manager |
RIH | Run
in hole |
ROV | Remotely operated vehicle - robotic submarine |
RPM | Revolutions
per minute |
RTTS | Retrievable packer |
SCR | Slow
circulation rate |
SCSSV | Sub surface safety valve |
SF | Safety
factor |
SICP | Shut in casing pressure |
SIDPP | Shut
in drill pipe pressure |
SPM | Strokes per minute |
SSP | Stand
pipe pressure |
TCL | Tubing conveyed logging |
TFA | Total
force area |
TIW | Texas iron works |
TOC | Top
of cement |
TRSSSV | Tubing retrievable sub surface safety valve. |
TVD | Total
vertical depth |
TVDRKB | Total vertical depth rotary Kelly bushing |
UBD | Under
balanced drilling |
UBHOsub | Universal bottom hole orientation sub |
ULSEL | Ultra-long
spaced electronic log |
VBR | Variable bore rams |
WOH | Weight
on hook |
W&W | Wait & weight well kill method |
WBM | Water
based mud |
WEG | |
WOB | Weight on bit |
WWD | World
wide drilling |
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